Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1916 — Page 1

U* XIV. Number 103.

REET RIOTS CONTINUE ' N IRISH CAPITAL DUBLIN > ITISH GARRISON OF EIGHT THOUS1 AND AT KUT-EL-AMARA FARCED TO SURRENDER TO TURKS—MEXICAN iCONFERENCE IS ON.

(United Press Service) ‘(By Wilbur S. Forrest) I|in, Ireland, April 29 —(Special to |ly Democrat) —Amidst roaring flair which threatened to sweep this city mqrff than a half million inhabitan British troops and Sinn Fein rebccngaged in a furious hand to hamfruggle. Tljebels were routed by the governnj troops, scurried away as dawifoke upon the blackened ruins of thjebel strongholds in the heart of Din. In their flight they were mow'jown by Maxims and rifle fire and 1| heavily. It is now estimated that re than one hundred persons were led, or are missing as a result of thojir days fighting. Thetflitia is now apparently in controjf the situation though the quelle A ring has been thrown arouncie rebel forces, who seem to be difartened by their failure to arouse general upiising in Ireland. Latetursday as the troops began closing, the rebels started numerous fir in the heart of the city. They <sently planned to start a great clagration. hoping to escape in the ulting confusion. Trooiwere rushed into the blazing porn of the city with instruc- • liens (extinguish the flames and kill all fcels who opposed their work. 1y had scarcely begun work when th were subjected with fulisades fr the roofs of down-town buildings Then sowed a battle that for picturesque matures eclipsed anything seen on ie European battlefields. Blasts oimoke and flame hid the buildings the hands of the rebels from sigl rolling away a moment after to dtiss groups of men standing bolt (.the roofs firing down on the goverient troops below. London, pril 29 —(Special to the Daily Dererat)—The British garrison at KuuAmara. 105 miles southeast of Btad, has surrendered to the Turks, was officially announced today. The foremrrendered was compost'd of 2,97otritish and 6,000 Indian troops, the jr office announced. General 'rnshend had been beieged for ire than 140 days when he surrendul. He destroyed ail the garrisonguns and munitions before surrenring to the Turks, the . war office stement said. The capitition of Kut-et-Amara is the first insice in which a British (garrison bested by the enemy has , been forced surrender. The British force sumdered to the Turks after ineffecj attempts had been made to ruslupplies to their camps. New York, aril 29 —(Special to the Daily Democi)—That Irish rebels have organlz-a republic which will shortly be g-n recognition by the Teuton allies s a story which gained circulation h< today on the report that informati came in code cables to Irish syiathizers here. The story was th prior to the Dublin revolt the rel leaders secretly distributed a stjment of their and made atiuncement of a provisional goverient under Erin MacNeill as presidt. It was said that a similar plan lild be developed in Spain, under Oonnell, duke of Tetuan. (By I»ert Gunder.) Washington,tpril 29 —(Special to Dally Democra—There was a marked relaxation of e tension on the Üboat situation day. It was attributted largely to thknowledge eminating from German ilomatic sources both in this city a> Berlin that the German foreign ofe has completed their answer in theibmarine controversy. The counsels idiscussing the subject of more friend relations between the two nations, press the belief that the German oiiqls have met the embarrassing prjem which has faced them. There now much conjecture

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as to how far the Kaiser has gone to meet President Wilson’s demands. An expression simply of a desire for friendship will not save the situation however it was made clear today. London. April 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The cabinet met unexpectedly this morning, causing the circulation of most sensational rumors in view of the fact that such meetings are never held on Saturday. The meeting was at once connected with King George's recent meeting with Kitchner and the report of a new cabinet story. CONFERENCE BEGINS. Elpaso, Texas, April 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—(By E. T. Conkle) —The first formal conference between the Carranza and United States conferees will be held this afternoon, Captain Lee of General Scott's staff announced at noon, on behalf of the American chief staff. For the present, the time and place of meeting was withheld. ; Generals Scott and Funston are contemplating making a tour of inspection of the Uni'yd States army in Mexico, it aws learned today. * • ■Washington, D. C., April 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—General Carranza, it was announced at his embassy today, has issued a decree doubling the amount of taxes of every sort throughout Mexico, beginning Monday. The “double tax” will continue in effect until substitution of the new paper currency for the present issue, based on a specific reserve, has been effected. A second Carranza decree, the embassy advised, provided restoration of all freight and passenger rates on the national railways to the basis prevailing before the revolution. El Paso, April 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Refusal to withdraw the United States forces from Mexico until Villa is taken and demands that the railroads and other resources be granted America were expected to be among the demands made by General Scott when he meets the Mexican minister of war, Obregon is the first formal conference today. Indications here were that Washington would welcome a temporary peaceful arrangement holding until the bandits are removed from the northern boundary , and the danger of further attacks removed. This plan which would iai volve the policing of Northern Mexico it is expected will be opposed by Ob- . regon. ' CHRIS FORTNEY INJURED. Chris Fortney, aged sixty-four, was badly injured tins morning at the farm of Roy Painter in St. Mary’s ' township. A horse was down in the " stall and the men were trying to raise 1 it with block and tackle, to which a ! team had been attached. The block 1 gave away and falling, struck Mr. ’ Fortney on the head, knocking him 1 unconscious. Dr. Vizard was called - and believes that there was no con- - mission and that Mr. Fortney will rei cover, though he was still unconscious i at noon. ABOUT NINETY THERE. About ninety farmers gathered at school house No. 9, in Monroe town--5 ship, last night to hear Prof. W. O. 1 Mills give a lecture on dairying sub- ’ Ject. A great demand was manifested ' to have him return at a later date for S another evening. County Agent A. J. 1 Hutchins arranged the meeting. r SECURE ANOTHER - COhfTRACT. Mann & Christen of this city this 1 Imorning were awarded a contract for 0 the building of a $25,000 churchy for t the German Lutheran congregation i- at Chattanooga, Ohio. They will bei gin work in two weeks and will come jplete th* building by next autumn.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 29, 1916.

BURIAL-JJUNDAY Funeral of Mrs. Louisa Zaugg Will be Held Sunday Morning AT VERA CRUZ At Reformed Church— Mother of Mrs. Jeff Klopfenstine, Preble. The funeral of Mrs. Ixniisa Zaugg, who passed away at noon Thursday after an illness of ten days with bowel trouble, will be held at 10 o’clock Sunday forenoon at the Reformed church in Vera Cruz, in charge of Rev. Schrorer. Burial will be at St. John’s cemetey. Louisa Mary Zaugg, aged 75 years, two months and nineteen days, was born January 8, 1841, in Wayne county. Ohio, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Abraham Woblet. Her marriage io David Kohler took place in Ohio. He passed away in the year 1865. A few years later she married Peter Zaugg, who lives in Wayne county, Ohio. She had been a resident of the vicinity of Vera Cruz for the last fifty years. She was a member of the Reformed church at that place. Surviving are the following children David Kohlen, at home; Mrs. Aldire Klopfenstine, Alva Zaugg, at home; Peter Zaugg, Bluffton; Mrs. Ida Fisher, Bluffton. Two sons, William and Levi Kohler and a daughter Louise Zaugg, proceeded her in death. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and the following sisters and brothers Christina Marshall, Starke County, O.; Sarah Brown. Wayne county, O.; Mary Kumer, Poneto, and Julius Woblet, Starke County, O. thFcWnews New Suit on Account Filed —Erie Stone Company Trial Continues. REALTY TRANSFERS Wm. Klink Asks for Final Naturalization Papers— The Court Notes. R. C. Parrish is attorney for SchaubDowling Company in a new suit against Ed and Frank Parent, on account, demand S6O. More than $29,000 was taken in yesterday by County Treasurer George Kinzle and his corps of assistants. Today and Monday are the last days for the pacing of the spring installment of taxes, and a grand rush is being made. William Henry Klink, of Union ' township a native </f Germany, has tiled his application for second or final naturalization papers. The hearing will be held in September, 'being the next semi-annual hearing. Real estate transfers: Mary G. Mills , et al to Edward F. Berling, quit claim ; deed to lot 326, Decatur $1; Jane Brew- . ster et al to Charles Duer, 4 1-2 acres . of Jefferso? township, quit claim deed $1; Charles Duer et al to Frank D. Brewster 4 1-2 acres of Jefferson township, $400; Edward Hill et al to John Kuntz, lots 338 and 9, Geneva, $100; Samuel Nussbaum to Michael Miller, lot 9, Linn Grove, $200; Thos. O. Mc--1 Coy et al to John M. Whicker, 80 acres of Kirkland township, $13,000; Catherine L. Lizar et al to J. Myers, real estate in Blue Creek township, quit • deed, sl. United States patent deed to David Turner, 40 acres of Kirkland township. I In the case of Mary Engel Gerke, ' by her guardian Theodore Gerke, vs. ■ The Citizens’ Bank of Spencerville, O , the demurrer of the Citizens Bank was sustained, to which the plaintiff excepted. 1 Issues were completed in the Mc- ’ Kinnen-Kirsch et al. case and it was ’ set for June 2. i Justice E. B. Lenhart officiated this afternoon at two o’clock at the coun(Continued on page 2)

] CHAS. BELL HAS RUNAWAY. Bluffton, Ind., April 29 A team belonging to Charles Bell of Cralgville ran away on North Main street I last evening and collided with a wagon belonging to Fred Lash, wrecking both wagons. The frightened team •kept on and finally ran into the garage on the J. 11. Fulk property, where they were stopped by the wall. Everett Swartz, who was driving Mr. i Bell’s team, had a narrow escape. Following the runaway, Mr. Swartz, while trying to quiet the team, was - kicked in the chest by one of the horses and knocked headling. He escaped serious injuries only because he was standing too close to the horse to get the full force of the blow. ’ WILL NOT HAUL GARBAGE. r •— There will be no garbage hauled 1 away in the clean-up to begin next ■ Monday. Gather up the trash and , clean up your yard, but do not include any table garbage, as this will not be taken away. Clean up the yard, get ready for the summer and help the committee to make Decatur ’ the, cleanest city in the state. i s— . A PRAYER STUDY * - - -1--. - — . Will be That of Ebworth League Sunday Evening at M. E. Church. I THE REV. THORNBURG I , Will be Leader—Talks Given by Various Members —Musical Numbers. The Epworth League service at the corner of Fifth and Monroe streets will be conducted by Rev. Fred F. Thornburg, the pastor of the church, at 6:30 p. m„ Sunday, the following program being rendered Theme, “What Are My Prayer Bits?” Opening Song. Prayer, closing with the Lord’s Prayer. Song. Scripture Lesson. Piano Solo —Miss Celia Andrews. What is Habit?—Prof. R. G. Pen rose. What Part Has Prayer Played in the Life of Our League? Could Its Place be Made More Important?—A. D. Suttles. Vocal Solo —Miss Aetola Gottschall How Many in Our Chapter Observe 'the Morning Watch? What Exam pies Have I Kpown of a Well Round fed Prayer Life —Miss Abbie Bigham Should Public Prayer Become a Habit With a Young Christian? —Miss Etta Mallonee. Piano Solo —Miss Ireta Butler. The lesson, presented «by the lead ' er. Prayers, closing with the League benediction. GIVEN A RAISE Conductors and Motormen , on Decatur Interurban Get Wages Raised. BULLETIN IS ISSUED ’ Increase is from Three to 1 Four Cents an Hour—j Effective May Ist. The motormen and conductors on ' the Decatur interurban were madehappy this morning when a bulletin . was received from General Manager J Greenland announcing a raise of three ’ to four cents an hour nn their wages. 1 Heretofore the minhint was sever.- ■ I teen cents an hour, and the maximum [ twenty-two cents. This has been raised so that the minimum is twenty-one cents an hour and the maximum, twenty-five cents an hour. The raise will be effective May first, - the scale being as follows: Those in ’ service one years, 21 cents per hour; two years, 22 cents; three years, 23 cents; four years, 24 cents; five years, 25 cents. D. H. Hunsicker, conductor, and C. s L. Meibers, motorman, are two of the - oldest men in the service, having be n ii ’ i with the road from its beginning.

START_A£ ONCE Contract for Jay County Court House Awarded to Pittsburg Company. TWO YEARS ALLOWED In Which to Complete the Building—Building Hospital and Streets. Jay county’s new court house will cost $238,645, contracts for the handsome edifice, so long needed in our neighboring county, were let late Thursday night. There were many bidders, the main contract going to the Dawson Construction company of Pittsburg, Pa., whose bid was $209,745. The Collon Bros., Indianapolis, got the heating and plumbing contract for $26,000, and Carter, of Kokomo, landed the electrical work for $2,900. These bids were the lowest. The Dawson company will remove the old building and is to complete the new one within two years. It will be an elaborate one with quarters for each official, rest rooms, assembly, auditorium, etc., and will be modern in every way. The county has rented the old Merchants’ hotel, nowowned by the Eagles lodge, and will occupy it during the time the building is being erected. A new hospital and seven miles of brick streets are among the other improvements to be made at Portland this year and it promises to be a lively season there. ATTEND FUNERAL Mrs. Thomas Mallonee. Mrs. Philip Baker, Mrs. Emerson Elzey and Alva Baker went to Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of the two year old child of a nephew and cousin, Clinton Kimsey. The funeral was held this afternoon. A GOOD SHBWING Made by Decatur Track Against the Bluffton High School. FIRST IN SEVEN Total Count of Points Gave Bluffton 28 More—Ft. Wayne Next. Although defeated by the small margin’ of 28 points the Decatur high school track team made a grand showing against the Bluffton high school athletes yesterday afternoon in their annual tournament. Decatur took first in seven of the contests, but in a few of the divisions they were unable to score a single point, which greatly brought down their average in the final count. The Decatur team was made up of Harry Fisher, Bob Colter, Fred Ball, Robert Mayer, Joe Burdg, Adrian Baker, Dent Baltzjll, Victor Kreutzman, Ralph Roop. Dick Gay, Claude Snyder. Paris Vizard, Harold Case, Glen Sowle and Walter Krick. Professors Charman, Worrell and Barnhart accompanied the boys to Bluffton and acted as officials during the contest. The trip was made by automobile. Next Saturday the Decatur team will go to Fort Wayne where a tournament will be held between the Ft. Wayne. Bluffton, Columbia City, Warsaw and Decatur teams. The results of yesterday’s tournament were as follows: Fifty Yard Dash—First, Fisher, Decatur; second, Colter, Decatur; third, Kyle, Bluffton. Time, 6 seconds. One Hundred Yard Dash—First, Shoemaker, Bluffton; second. Foreman, Bluffton; third Fisher, Decatur. Time, 11 2-5 seconds. Pole Vault—First. Ball. Decatur; second, Buckner, Bluffton; third Mayer, Decatur. Height, 9 feet, 4 inches. Two Hundred Twenty Yard Dash— First, Buckner, Bluffton; second, Colter, Decatur; third, Kyle, Bluffton. Time, 23 2-5 seconds. Shotput—First, Shoemaker', Bluffton; second, Bieberstein, Bluffton; third Sweeney. Bluffton. Distance, 39% feet. Running Broad Jump—First, Shoemaker, Bluffton; second, Vizard, De- • catur; third, Mentzer, Bluffton. Distance, 18 feet, % inch. i Standing Broad Jump—First, Vizard, Decatur; second, Shoemaker,

» Bluffton; third, Beihcrstein, Bluffton. • Distance, 9 feet 5% inches. • Mile Run —First, Johnston, Bluffton; second, Klelnknight, Bluffton; third, Kyle, Bluffton. Time, 5 minr utes. 19 seconds. Running High Jump—First, Ball, Decatur; second and third (tie), Belberstein and Buckner, Bluffton. Height, 5 feet, 2 inches. Four Hundred Forty Yard Dash — First, Gay, Decatur; second, Prough, I Bluffton;', third, Snider, Decatur. Time, 62 2-5 seconds. Discus Hurl —First, Shoemaker. J Bluffton; second. Grimes, Bluffton; third, Sweeney, Bluffton. Distance, 91 feet, 10 inches. Standing High Jump—Firßt, Ball, Decatur, and Shoemaker, Bluffton, tied; third. Kyle, Bluffton. I Half-mile Run—First, Johnston, Bluffton; second, Roop, Decatur: r third, Prough, Bluffton. Time 2 , minutes. 25 2-5 seconds. Relay—First, Decatur; second, j Bluffton. o PLAYLETS GIVEN The Tri Kappas Give Playlets at Research Club’s i Entertainment. HUSBANDS AS GUESTS Research Club Gives Banquet at Closing of Their Study Season. The second year for the Research club ladies, a federated study club of this city, closed auspiciously last eve- ’ ning with a banquet and entertainment accorded their husbands, at the K. of P home. A company of fifty sat down to the tables in the banquet room at seven o’clock for»the four course dinner served by the Pythian Sisters. Spring flowers decorated the tables, as centerpieces. On some were bow Is (.1. ’ violets; on others spring beauties: and ,on others, hyacinths. Grace was said by the Rev. Stolte While the gentlemen had a fifteen minute after-dinner smoker, the ladies chatted in the reception room, and later all went to the assembly room upstairs, for the following entertainment. A piano duet by Mrs. Jesse Dailey and Mrs. Carrie Haubold opened the program. Following, came a playlei. , “Six American Beauties" a clever little farce cleverly enacted .by the Tr: Kappa girls Mrs C- E. Fell then sa-n:; responding to the encore, Mrs. Jehhe Dailey being piano accompanist. The encore number of the Tri Kappas was another playlet, being Reveries of a Bachelor.” Jesse Cole was 1 the bachelor in reveire. and as he sat 1 in his chair and dreamed, the girls >f his dreams appeared in a French window at the rear. The last girl was The Girl and wore a bridal veil, Mr. • Cole awakening at this point. During the reverie. R.’ C. Parrish read the 1 verses of the sketch, and R. D. Myers threw the spot-light on the dreamas they appeared at the window. The playlet was very fine. In closing, Mrs. R. D. Myers, the (retiring president, reviewed the year’s work, and turned the presidency over to Mrs. L. A. Graham the new presi dent. Besides the husbands of the ladies, the only guests were Miss Annette Moses, Mrs. Carrie Haubold and Mrs. Irene Bell, or North Yakima, Wash. The entertainment committee to whom was due in a great measure, the success of the party, comprised Mesdames J. T. Merryman, P. B. Thomas, C. D. Lewton, P. G. Hooper, Fred Heuer and Horace Callow. ——— - n—. — ■ .... —- BABE FOUND DEAD Indigestion Cause of Death of Geisel Child. Coroner D. D. Clark went to Kirkland township last evening to hold an inquest on the six weeks old babe. Walter Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Geisel. The child was found dead in bed yesterday morning. Indi- ’ gestion was found to be the cause of death. HAD ARM AMPUTATED. !, f Mrs. O. M. Ramsey of Convoy, 0., who suffered from a fractured arm >- for a year or more, yesterday . cons- sented to have the arm amputated, i- The ordeal was performed at the Van Wert hospital, and had to be done as a preventative against blood poison- ’, Ing.

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IT STANDS TEST Democratic State Convention Given Attention by Press of State. WAS &REAT ONE Record Made by Present Administration Deserving of Much Credit. By Willis S. Thompson. Indianapolis, April 29, —(Special to 1 Daily Democrat)—Republican and democratic newspapers of the state have all paid attention to the Keynote speech of Governor Ralston and the | parly platform on which the nominations were made. The democratic press, reflecting the sentiments of constituents, is especially pleased not only with the speech of the governor and ’ the platform but likewise with all the candidates. The republican editors, looking to the support of the republican ticket are not so well pleased but they are having a most difficult time telling their readers why they object. Every sentence uttered by Governor Ralston carried peculiar force because the facts and figures were there to sustain his assertions. Where general criticism had been made by the republican Keynoter, the republican platform having no criticism general or otherwise, tho governor has thrown down the challenge to republicans to ' show to the people what things they would dare promise to undo that the democrats have done. It is safe, of course, for the repub- • licans to declare that they would not ■ have paid the state debt. Nobody i would have expected them to do so. At the rate they were traveling when ; the people turned them out they would most likely have owed $3,000,000 now 1 instead of the $2,000,000 they left for I the democrats to pay. It is also sa*e I to believe that they would not say as Auditor Dale J Crittenberger does today, that “there is not a bill on the > Auditor’s desk at any time that is alI lowed to regain unpaid twenty-four i hours, we owe no debts and have over a million dollars in the treasury." Neither would they be expected to say “We have no need for a sinking ’ fund now and will cut this $300,000 a • year off the tax levy,” as Governor Ralston told the convention. The republicans would probably continue the levy and transfer it to the genin'l fund to pay the republican machine hands, just as they had done for years before the democrats came into power in the state. They will not dare say, and the democrats have challenged them to do so, that they will take from the educational. benevolent and correctional institutions of Indiana the safe and sane appropriations which the democrats have made and which are, under democratic made sacred for the purposes specified. The democratic candidates met with Chairman Korbly Friday and discussed plans for the campaign. They were all present but John Adair, who was in Madison county speaking to eight meetings during the day. Senator Taggart remained for the meeting leaving in the evening for Washington. All candidates agreed that the outlook over the state for democratic success is unusually good. A. C. Salle, who had resigned as secretary to the committee, was induced to reconsider and he will continue to act as secretary. LABORING MAN IS HAFPY (United Press Service) New York. April 29—(Special to (he I Daily Democrat)—May Day will usher in an unprecedented labor situation in the-United States. The Day mark- - ing the worst discussion ever known i among the laboring classes of Europe . will dawn here in the United States . with Mr. Laboring Man taking his din--1 ner pail and hustling off to his work - knowing that the day marks an ini’ crease in the total wage of more than $240,000,000. Statistics prepared by the U. P. today show that on May Ist wage increases will be made affecting 692,500 workers and totaling $5,368,1 872 monthly. ATTENDS FUNERAL. i Mrs. Thomas Mallonee went to Ft. 3 Wayne today to attend the funeral - this afternoon , of the two-year-old child of her nephew, Chris Kimsey.